News in-brief

Hull lecturers set to strike for jobs

Workers at Hull College were set to strike on Thursday against plans to impose redundancies.

Up to 142 workers could lose their jobs.

UCU union members voted for strikes by 86 percent. Workers plan to begin work to contract after the walkout. They will refuse to work more than their normal hours or during breaks, and won’t take on any voluntary duties.

The cuts affect lecturers, library staff and learning support workers—and several UCU branch officers. The cuts would also shut down all the college’s three nurseries.

Southall school workers oppose academy

Teachers at a London primary school have agreed to suspend a strike against turning it into an academy.

NUT union members at Khalsa Primary school in Southall voted unanimously for the action. Support staff overwhelmingly backed it.

They had been set to strike on Wednesday and still plan a two-day strike from Wednesday of next week.

Divisional secretary of Ealing NUT Stefan Simms said the vote reflected a “determination to defend children”. “Academising the school will damage education,” he said.